Havasupai

Havasupai was incredible. I can't believe it has taken me 38 years to go. I have lived in AZ my entire life and I finally made it down to Havasupai and now I want to go back every year. We had a great time and the company was the best. All the stories Joe told of the Hulapai wolf man (holding Hannah's hand while hiking so the Hulapai wolf man wouldn't get us blond hair, blue eyed people), calling the falls by one, two or three (I want to go to number 1 or number 2 and jump), Jack crashing out at 6pm on Friday night (and then waking up at 2:30am afraid of the dark), the people next to us giving us their food which was really nice but they really didn't want to carry out all the extras, Joe distracting Jack on the way out by talking about the top 5 girls he liked in 5th grade and remembering their names, In n Out Burger on the way home (the best meal ever). We had so much fun and created many memories.

Here are a bunch of pictures in no particular order.

Me, Jack, Ty, Abby, Hannah and Jake starting our hike. It was about 5am and we were anxious to get started before it got too hot.

 Ty, Jake, Jeremy, Jack and Matt at Havasu falls. I couldn't believe the color of the water. It was so blue and incredible.

 Yes, I got in the water. Me, Karrie and Matt. The water was cold but so refreshing since it was so hot.

 Me jumping off the waterfall at Navajo Falls. I couldn't be out done by my 10 year old.

 Me and Jack at Navajo Falls.

 Jack jumping at Havasu Falls. It wasn't really high but it was fun to jump.

 Jack jumping at Navajo Falls. He jumped off nine or ten times. He had no fear.

 Jack and I at Mooney Falls. I love the green on the red walls.

 The trail down to Mooney Falls. Not very safe and a little bit okay a lot scary.

 Jack and I at Havasu Falls. Again the water. Holy cow. So pretty.

 Jake, Ty and Jack at Havasu Falls. The boys were so much fun and kept each other entertained.

 The trail thru the canyon on the way to the village. When I see this I know that Heavenly Father loves me and created this incredible world. It is so pretty.

 Ty, Jake, Jack, Hannah and Abby at Mooney Falls.

 Matt, Jake, Ty and Jack at Mooney Falls. The water was so powerful.

 Jack and I at Mooney. I can't believe how powerful the water was.

My Jay is Eight

My Jay is eight and I don't know how that happened. I swear time is going way too fast. Jay had a great birthday. We got up early and took him with some friends to the lake then came home and ate pizza and hung out. I think he liked his birthday and I can't believe he is growing so fast. Jay is one smart boy and likes to read. He asked for books for his birthday and a UCLA shirt. He has strong opinions and lets them be known. He likes to play and swim and hang out with friends. He can be so sweet to Kate one minute and then tease her to death the next minute. I don't really believe in astrological signs except in Jay's case. He is a true Gemini and has twin personalities. He is a great boy and I hope I am raising him right now that he is accountable.

Jay with his new UCLA shirt. I have failed in teaching him to be an ASU fan.

 Kimball, Wilson, Jay, Kaden and Jack at the lake. They loved swimming and playing in the water.

 All ready to go. Wanting to jump in the water.

 All the kids on the tube. I think they liked it.

Kate's tumbling

This year Kate took dance and tumbling and she made huge strides in her tumbling. She has my flexibility which is none so I am very impressed by what she can do plus she has become quite strong.
Here are a few pictures from her tumbling performance.
Kate doing her bridge. She can almost do a bridge walk over if she is really stretched out.

Kate on the bars. She can now pull herself up and flip over. 

 Keelie and Kate after tumbling.

Memorial Day 2013

Memorial Day 2013 was both good and bad. I love going up to Show Low and enjoying the much cooler weather. But this year Grandpa Jack was riding a horse and fell off. His shoulder was knocked out of socket, he broke two ribs and punctured his lung. He was pretty beat up but overall it could have been much worse and he is healing. We were concerned but thankful he is getting better. This year like all other years Ryan played softball but we also went fishing with the kids and they loved it. Although they did get a little bored when they didn't catch anything. I think my kids could get use to being outside and playing all day long.

My family, Ryan, me, Kate, Jay and Jack

Kate, Jay, Ryan and Jack walking to find a good place to fish. 

Kate is definitely a daddy's girl. Ryan will do anything Kate asks. 

 Kate trying to catch some fish.

 Ryan and Jack fishing. It was so great to see Ryan help Jack fish and watch them interact.

 Jay fishing. He really enjoyed it.

 Jack fishing. He didn't like it as much because he never caught anything.

 After a long day of playing in the dirt you gotta take a bath. The bathtub got filled up and Kate and Jay put their swimsuits on and joined Duke for a little swim. They had way too much fun taking a bath.

 Jack got to ride the quad. He is getting way too comfortable on the quad by himself and I really don't like it.

 Thankfully Haley Bartlett was as the games to entertain the kids. I wouldn't let them use my phone so they bugged Haley and they were all happy. Ella, Haley, Alli, Jay and Kate.

 D League Runner Ups second year in a row. They have so much fun playing softball and it really is fun watching them play. Back row: Gary, Randy, Kevin, Ryan Driggs, Ryan and Quinn.

Front Row: Ross, Greg, Dave and Mark